GNOME 2.15.x Development Series
GNOME 2.15.x is an unstable development series intended for testing and hacking purposes. GNOME uses odd minor version numbers to indicate development status, so this unstable 2.15.x series will eventually become the official 2.16 stable release. There are many ways you can get involved.
Plans for this release are documented on the RoadMap page. These plans do not necessarily cover every module and every feature that will be worked on, nor are they guaranteed to arrive in time. Maintainers, please keep the RoadMap page up to date where you can. 
When we are near feature-freeze, please mention the new features for the /ReleaseNotes.
Important information for module maintainers:
- Tarballs are due by 23:59 UTC on the Monday specified
- Freezes begin by 23:59 UTC on the Monday specified
- If possible, try to make releases no sooner than 3 days before the tarballs are due. If you need to release early, a simple notification to gnome-i18n and gnome-doc-list would be helpful.
Branching practices, including who to email; also, please make sure everyone knows what branch you are using for the release if you aren't using HEAD
There's a MaintainersCorner wiki page with general helpful information
Release Suites
Schedule
An iCal file is available at http://www.gnome.org/start/unstable/schedule.ics
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Date |
Task |
Notes |
March |
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March 13th |
GNOME 2.14.0 Tarballs Due |
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March 15th |
GNOME 2.14.0 Final Release! |
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March 20th |
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March 27th |
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April |
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April 3rd |
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April 10th |
GNOME 2.14.1 Tarballs Due |
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April 12th |
GNOME 2.14.1 Stable Release |
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April 17th |
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April 24th |
GNOME 2.15.1 Tarballs Due |
End of new (app) modules proposal period |
April 26th |
GNOME 2.15.1 Development Release |
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May |
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May 1th |
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May 8th |
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May 15th |
GNOME 2.15.2 Tarballs Due |
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May 17th |
GNOME 2.15.2 Development Release |
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May 22st |
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May 29th |
GNOME 2.14.2 Tarballs Due |
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May 31st |
GNOME 2.14.2 Stable Release |
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June |
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June 5th |
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June 12th |
GNOME 2.15.3 Tarballs Due |
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June 14th |
GNOME 2.15.3 Development Release |
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June 19th |
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June 26th |
GUADEC Vilanova i la Geltrú (Catalonia - Spain) 24-30th June, 2006 |
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July |
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July 3rd |
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July 10th |
GNOME 2.15.4 Tarballs Due |
String Change Announcement Period: All string changes must be announced to both gnome-i18n@ and gnome-doc-list@. |
July 12th |
GNOME 2.15.4 Development Release |
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July 17th |
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New APIs must be fully documented |
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July 24th |
GNOME 2.16.0 Beta 1 (2.15.90) Tarballs Due |
API/ABI Freeze: developer APIs should be frozen at this point. |
July 26th |
GNOME 2.16.0 Beta 1 (2.15.90) Release |
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July 31st |
GNOME 2.14.3 Tarballs Due |
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August 2nd |
GNOME 2.14.3 Stable Release |
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August |
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August 7th |
GNOME 2.16.0 Beta 2 (2.15.91) Tarballs Due |
String Freeze: no string changes may be made without confirmation from the l10n team (gnome-i18n@) and notification to both the release team and the GDP (gnome-doc-list@). |
August 9th |
GNOME 2.16.0 Beta 2 (2.15.91) |
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August 14th |
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August 21th |
GNOME 2.16.0 Release Candidate (2.15.92) Tarballs Due |
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August 23rd |
GNOME 2.16.0 Release Candidate (2.15.92) |
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August 28th |
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Hard Code Freeze: no source code changes can be made without approval from the release-team. Translation and documentation can continue. |
September |
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September 4th |
GNOME 2.16.0 Tarballs Due |
Hard Code Freeze ends, but other freezes remain in effect for the stable branch. |
September 6th |
GNOME 2.16.0 Final Release! |
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September 11th |
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September 18th |
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September 25th |
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October |
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October 2nd |
GNOME 2.16.1 Tarballs Due |
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October 4th |
GNOME 2.16.1 Final Release |
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